Re: Stock 16v Sways <HELP>

["Jason Rappaport" <jrapp@fred.net>]

A ponderous solution occurs to me:
Don't corner hard (unless you have to race your car)
I drive my rocco under normal circumstances, and have only cornered hard 1
or 2 times in 2 years, just fooling around.........perhaps I am just to
worried about wrecking my nice car, acting like an idiot, or getting a
ticket!!!



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> From: Paul Krucke <pkrucke@logistics.calibersys.com>
> To: scirocco-l@privatei.com; Chris Taylor <chtaylo4@vt.edu>
> Subject: Re: Stock 16v Sways <HELP>
> Date: Tuesday, February 18, 1997 9:34 AM
> 
>      Ok, need some advise here.  First, this is what I've got;
>      
>      87 Scirocco 16v
>      Neuspeed Lowering Springs (Sitting 1.25" lower)
>      Bilstein HD
>      16"x7.5" TSW EVO w/Dunlop SP8000 205.45.16 with 35mm Offset
>      Running -1.5 degrees negative camber up front, stock rear
>      
>      EVERYTHING else STOCK. :-|
>      
>      My observations/questions.  (I am new to the performance scene so
all 
>      criticisms welcome).  First, under semi-hard to hard cornering I 
>      experience front wheel rub with the 16's (Outside top lip of
fender).  
>      My tuner said its no big deal, but the sound of the rubbing makes me

>      nervous and reserved in corners.  I have already taken out the
plastic 
>      inner-fender guards against my will, and the tuner clearence one of 
>      the lips that the fender flare attaches to. Next, the camber 
>      adjustment has eliminated understeer, but now the car has some
nevous 
>      handling especially in the rear, and quite frankly I think it sucks
in 
>      transitions.  Turn in is good however, but I think in now oversteers

>      too much.  I had to move the car last week as I have moved, and 
>      normally store the car over the winter.  I had the stock 14x6
tire/rim 
>      combos on it, and I swear it handled better with the 14's.  Plus no 
>      rub.  
>      
>      Questions.  Would a ??/28mm sway bar correct my problems with my set

>      up by 1) Stiffening everything up perhaps preventing sway causing
the 
>      wheel rub in corners?  Thereby making my 16's acceptable.  Or should
I 
>      ditch the 16's, put my inner fender guards back on and run the 
>      teardrops?  
>      
>      What to do??????
>      -Paul
>      87 Scirocco 16v
>      90 Audi 90 Quattro 20v
>      87 Jetta GLi
> 
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